How do I go about getting my horse from the lady I bought it from?

fgsteph: How do I go about getting my horse from the lady I bought it from?
I have a bill of sale and on the bill it says the horse it paid for and that I could leave the horse their as long as I wanted to free of charge. She has been their for about 5 months while I have been building my barn and stuff. Now I want to get here but the lady says I owe here $ 2,000 board fee. I have already given here $ 500 for food when I bought the horse. How can I get the horse back without having to pay more money. She told me the horse could stay for free.What do I do?

Answers and Views:

Answer by wizjp
Get a lawyer. Small claims court.

Answer by m_c_m_a_n
If you have a written document signed by her stating that the boarding is free then you don’t owe her a dime more.

If this is the case you could probably get a police officer to go with you on a slow day and retrieve the horse once your lawyer gives her notice to turn the horse over.

Answer by nekkiddoglady
You have a bill of sale stating that the horse could stay there free of charge. Tell her to give you the horse or you will sue her for breach of contract!

Answer by MiZ.atittude
you should of gotten it in writting all you can really do is go to court if she doesnt give you the horse back. like you said the bill of sale says you can leave it there for as long as you want well theres your proof for court that way you wont pay nothing and you can take your horse

Answer by michelle
since you have the bill you are entitled not to pay her 2 grand.

show up with a court order at her house and demand the horse and tell her 2 thousand dollars is far from free of charge

as long as you have her signature on that paper she cant do anything.

Answer by Becca M
Hopefully you have a bill of sale. Contact the local sheriff dept and file a complaint then go to the Magistrates court and file a claim against her. You will be fine. Either she will have to pay you all the money back or give you the horse, I would opt for the money back because in some cases things can happen to the animal. I wouldn’t mention any agreement about her keeping the horse, ONLY that you bought and paid for it and she will not give it to you. That is the only relevant issue here. Unless you had a written agreement about her keeping the horse, in that case, you could have some problems.

Answer by Barbara B
I’d hire a lawyer.

Read the bill of sale again and see that there aren’t hidden fees or something. Then, file suit against her for the horse. She may let you have the horse in exchange for dropping the suit or she may counter sue.

Either way, it’s going to cost you.

And 5 months is a LONG time to be at someone’s place. I think she was expecting you to move the horse in 30 days – not 5 months.

But hire a lawyer.

Answer by Stephanie J
Get in touch with Rachel McCart at equinelegalsolutions.com

You can call her for a free 15 min phone consultation. She is VERY good at what she does and gets results. She is a horse person herself, so knows the ins and outs of the horseworld from and owners standpoint as well as an attorney.

Tell her Stephanie the Appy lady sent you.

Answer by TN2Vegas
If you have it in writing that the horse can board there for free and you have paid her in full for the horse then you should take her to small claims court. Or get an attorney but make her pay all attorney fees. Was there any kind of agreement as far as the food goes? You said you have already given her $ 500.00, I don’t know what it cost to feed horse but would 500 cover the 5 months that she was there?